Matias Ojala

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Matias Ojala
Personal information
Full name Matias Petteri Ojala
Date of birth (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 IFK Mariehamn
Youth career
OLS
Tervarit
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2016 AC Oulu 85 (11)
2013–2014 → Hamburger SV II (loan) 14 (1)
2016–2017 PS Kemi 58 (0)
2018–2019 Ilves 36 (0)
2020–2023 Inter Turku 73 (8)
2024– IFK Mariehamn 0 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Finland U-17 6 (0)
2011–2013 Finland U-19 8 (0)
2012–2013 Finland U-18 2 (1)
2014 Finland U-20 2 (0)
2014–2015 Finland U-21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2023

Matias Petteri Ojala (born 28 February 1995) is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for IFK Mariehamn in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.

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Early career

Born and raised in Oulu, Ojala started his footballing career with local club AC Oulu, making his debut on Finnish top-flight on 12 August 2010, only at the age of 15. By doing this, he became the youngest player in history to make an appearance in Veikkausliiga. [1]

He was however unable to make more appearances during the season as AC Oulu finished 11th. Because of their financial situation, the club however dropped down a level as they were denied a league license by the Finnish FA [2]

This proved to be a good career point for Ojala, as he went on making 58 appearances and scoring 9 goals for Oulu during the next three seasons combined in the Finnish second division. During his final season with Oulu, he replaced the legendary Mika Nurmela as the team captain, only at the age of 18.

Career

On 27 August 2013, it was announced that Ojala had joined German Bundesliga side HSV on loan until summer 2014, with an option to buy. [3] He was promoted to train with the first team for the first time in early October.

On 7 November 2019, FC Inter Turku confirmed the signing of Ojala for the 2020 season on a deal until the end of 2021. [4]

On 22 December 2023, Ojala signed with fellow Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn on a one-year deal. [5]

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